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Cocos (Keeling) Islands

Oceania · Australia and New Zealand · capital West Island

About Cocos (Keeling) Islands

What is the capital of Cocos (Keeling) Islands?

The capital of Cocos (Keeling) Islands is West Island. West Island is the seat of national government for Cocos (Keeling) Islands, a country in Australia and New Zealand.

What is the population of Cocos (Keeling) Islands?

Cocos (Keeling) Islands has a population of about 593 people, the 242nd largest population in the world. Population figures come from World Bank estimates.

How big is Cocos (Keeling) Islands?

Cocos (Keeling) Islands covers 14 square kilometers (5 square miles), making Cocos (Keeling) Islands the 239th largest country in the world by area.

Which countries border Cocos (Keeling) Islands?

Cocos (Keeling) Islands shares no land border with any other country. No neighboring state can be reached from Cocos (Keeling) Islands overland.

What continent is Cocos (Keeling) Islands in?

Cocos (Keeling) Islands is in Oceania, in the Australia and New Zealand region. Cocos (Keeling) Islands is one of 27 countries and territories in Oceania.

All statistics and world rankings

Data updated April 1, 2026
Statistics and world rankings for Cocos (Keeling) Islands
Populationtotal people593people242nd
Land Areatotal km²14km²239th
GDP per PersonUSD per personno data
Total GDPUSD · whole economyno data
Life Expectancyyears, at birthno data
Urban Population% living in citiesno data
Internet Users% of people onlineno data
Fertility Ratechildren per womanno data
Tourist Arrivalsvisitors per yearno data
Forest Cover% of land forestedno data
Unemployment Rate% of labor forceno data
Military Spending% of GDPno data
Renewable Energy% of energy useno data
Inflation Rateannual CPI changeno data
Beer Consumptionliters per yearno data
Coffee Consumptionkg per yearno data
Wine Consumptionliters per yearno data
Education Spending% of GDPno data
Health Spending% of GDPno data
Arable Land% of land arableno data
Foreign Direct InvestmentUSD inflow/yearno data

Borders Cocos (Keeling) Islands0 countries

No land borders. Cocos (Keeling) Islands is an island or an exclave state.

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Regional hubs

Every country profile on Countrivo243 countries and territories

ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 CC · alpha-3 CCK · Australia and New Zealand

Where Cocos (Keeling) Islands stands2 of 21 rankings

239thLand Area14 km²242ndPopulation593 people

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